Gasoline rationing to aid farmers and war workers urged
Washington November 27 Farmers and war workers will get gasoline to meet needs under nationwide rationing set to start December 1 to conserve rubber. Rubber Administrator William M Jeffers testified before a Senate defense panel that changes may be made for farmers and workers. He proposed local boards determine individual needs with management labor input and urged continued normal farm operation pending adjustments.
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Washington
William M. Jeffers
Senate
Winchester praises County Clerk Lee Ncre for service
Friends in Win and Frederick counties commend County Clerk Lee Ncre, hospitalized since October 18 for pneumonia, noting his long public service spanning Deputy Commissioner of Revenue, Commissioner, and other posts. His recovery signals a strong health return and dedication to citizens.
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Win
Frederick County
Lee N Cre
Fred County
Reck
Faithful Collie Locates Boy Abandoned in Cold
Three year old Kenneth Eugene Slagle Jr wandered three miles from home in freezing Allegheny mountains. After six hours of searches by state police and six volunteer fire companies the boy was found safe in a farm field with his collie who had dug a shelter hole to keep him warm. Fireman Thomas Bowman reported the dog buried the boy in a dug hole, keeping him safe from the wind and cold.
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Somerset
Kenneth Eugene Slagle, Jr
Allegheny Mountains
Thomas Bowman
Bowman
Dr George T Tyler Greenville Surgeon Dies in Hopkins Hospital
Dr George T Tyler 66 a prominent Greenville North Carolina surgeon died at Johns Penage Hopkins Hospital after a career spanning Randolph Macon Ashland Union Memorial Fort Monroe Governors Island and Buffalo He leaves a wife and six siblings all medical doctors and a reverend among the survivors
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Winchester
Johnspenage Hospital
George T. Tyler
Greenville
N.C
Southern Methodist Church
Randolph-Minton Co
Ashland
Tyler
Sentn
Union Protestant Infirmary
Union Memorial Hospital
Fort Monroe
Governor’s Island
N. Y
Buffalo
Dallas
Frank A
Kville, Md
S. Roger
Hun - Va
John P. Th
Barrett P
K. N
Ses Te Chapter Launches Drive For 400 Baggage Kits
An era one Chapter of Ses Te today announced a drive to secure 400 kit bags for saveby men. The program aims to provide Red Cross supplies quickly, with bags costing Bt each and distribution planned as soon as possible.
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Ses
Aincy
Red Cross
Cabinet Changes May Be Made In Wallpower rans
A plan to solve the manpower situation would shift War Manpower Commission duties to the Labor Department. Harold L Ickes would become Labor secretary, Paul V McNutt would move to interior, and Frances Perkins could head federal security. President study comments noted no decision yet and Rosenman returned for further talks.
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Washington
War Manpower Commission
Labor Department
Harold L. Ickes
Labor
Interior
Paul V. McNutt
Ickes
Frances Perkins
Stephen Early
White House
Pres
Samuel I. Rosenman
New York Supreme Court
Rosenman
Mrs Henry Facing Death Eve After Conviction
Deputy Sheriff says Mrs Henry convicted of killing Joseph P Senne a Houston Texas salesman in a frozen rice field near here in February remains under death sentence with no execution date set She admitted firing the fatal shots after forcing the victim from his car with accomplice Fin non Burks in a grim confession.
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Gibbs Duhton
Henry
Joseph P. Senne
Houston
Texas
Pope
Caracasi¢n Parish
Ee al
Com
Finnon Burks
War Savings bond drive organized by Snapp Whitacre
H T Snapp and Mrs Whitacre head a committee planning a campaign to purchase War Savings bonds. The group aims to help farmers by providing savings from present earnings and to support bond drives in cooperation with local boards and community leaders.
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H. T. Snapp
Mrs. Whitacre
Cc. Bond
Custy
Bond
Russian Offensive Gains In Intensity At Stalingrad Front
Soviet forces push from the west toward German survivors in Stalingrad as the Volga-Don offensive enters its ninth day. Moscow reports heavy fighting north and southwest of the city with thousands killed or captured and German losses including tanks and planes.
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Moscow
Hitler
Stalingrad
Volga-Don
Red
Rzhev
Bely
Toropets
December city selectees to report for final physicals
Selections call for December lists two groups bound for Charlottesville for physical examinations. Seven colored men report December 4 at 6 15 am from local terminals with furlough upon successful medical. eleven white registrants report December 11 with same terms.
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Charlottesville
Alexandria
Wade
c/o
Greyhound
Charles Gordon Brown
E. Piccadilly Street
Marshall Lorenzo Adams
Kerns Roy
Paulwrence Dunbar James
Kent Street
Germain Ford
N. Er
W. Germain Street
John Bruce Cook
S. Main Street
Ver Love Wisecarver
Avenue
Mar- Fairview
Allied push in Tunisia narrows gap to Tunis and Bizerte
Allied spearheads reach 15 miles from Tunis and clash near Mateur as British First Army moves northeast, capturing Mejer El Bab 30 miles southwest of Tunis amid limited engagements. German and Italian forces, about 20,000 strong, shift from Libya and Sicily while Axis moves continue.
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London
Tunis
Mateur
Bizerte
Tunisia
First Army
Mejer el Bab
Hitler
Mediterranean
Tunnis
Morocco
Henri Honore Giraud
Libya
Sicily
Clarke Board In Conference On Jail Plans
Clarke County Board of Supervisors met with Francis Jones of the Parole Board to discuss jail reconstruction at Berryville. A meeting with the town council to set definite arrangements for replacing the fire destroyed building is planned, possibly tonight.
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Clarke County Board of Supervisors
Francis Jones
Ye Parole Board
Berryville
Jones
Toulon naval base reduced as Germans seize city
London dispatch reports Toulon as a scene of utter desolation after Vichy accounts say the French fleet scuttled. German tanks entered, ships exploded or were scuttled, and coast defense batteries destroyed themselves to deny capture, with fires and widespread destruction spreading through the harbor.
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London
Toulon
Vichy
Reuters
Maritime Perfecture
Castigneau
Milhaud
Strasbourg
Vauban
Dunkerque
Foch
Algerie
Duquesne
Jean de Vienne
Adolf Hitler
Admiral de Laborde
Marseille
Merchants Meeting Called By OPA in Winchester
A Merchants Meeting called by the Virginia Office of Price Administration will gather in Winchester December 1 at 8 P M in the City Hall courtroom. Represented counties include Frederick Clarke Loudoun Warren Rappahannock and Shenandoah with price advisers counselors and clerks urged to attend.
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Virginia
Virginia State Office
Office of Price Administra
Frederick
Clarke
Loudoun
Warren
Rappahannock
Shenandoah
Winchester
Frederick County
C. P. McVicar
Deer Bucks Lead Bath County Hunt Report
Two nine pointer bucks weighing 170 pounds and 19 pounds were harvested by Stover Haymaker Arthur Smith Ozzie Swisher and Lefty Morlan with local sportsmen tallying about 50 deer this season Bath County saw unusually plentiful deer Hunters recall Scouters called to service include Bernard Grove Jr Henry Covington Walter Burner Rev G E Hopkins all of Winchester Maurice Grim Er Ute ity Harold Potts Berryville Robert Yowell Strasburg Charles Cooley Strasburg Paul Broyles Luray Dr R H Porterfield Martinsburg is on Pacific duty Sidelight notes Dickie Huff a Star carrier and football interception by George Conley Trenary referenced during Turkey Day game with Martinsburg Bull Dogs
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Bath County
Stover
Daddy) Haymaker
Arthur Smith
Ozzie” Swisher
Morlan
Bath
Stanley Mate
Bernard Grove, Jr
Henry Covington
Walter Burner
Rev
G. E. Hopkins
Winchester
Maurice Grim
Er Ute Ity
Ant Chuck
Harold G. Potts
Berryville
Robert W. Yowell
Strasburg
Charles Cooley
Paul B. Broyles
Luray
R. H. Porterfield
Martinsburg
Pacific
Dickie Huff
Epate
George Conley Trenary
W. Va
Bulldogs
Huff
Uncle George
Toulon Occupied as French Navy Scuttles Fleet
French sailors scuttled the Toulon fleet at dawn as Hitler occupied the harbor. Vichy broadcasts said all 62 warships were scuttled with French crews resisting German boarding attempts. The act marked the loss of unoccupied France and the start of Nazi control of Toulon.
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London
Mediterranean
Toulon
Vichy
Adolf Hitler
France
Disposition of French Fleet In Various Waters
AP reports from Vichy and London detail the French fleet's status. At Toulon most ships are scuttled including Dunkerque Strasbourg Provence and CM. Commandant Teste. Sixty two warships total. Dunkerque and others are listed as beached or damaged. Dakar and Alexandria demobilizations include Richelieu Paris Courbet and other units.
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Vichy
London
Toulon
Dunkerque
Strasbourg
Provence
Prance
Commandant Teste
Oran
Jean Bart
Primauguet
Dakar
Admiral Darian
Richelieu
Gloire
Montcalm
Georges Leygues
Jules Verne
Alexandria
Paris and Courbet
Martinque
Friday Night Event Promotion With $350 Prize
An advertisement notes a Friday night event at 8 30 p m with a prize of 350 dollars. It references a Thursday Friday schedule and includes times and tiered or coded notation.
43 City Men Begin Training
Forty three city selectees were accepted for duty with the army after successful physical examinations in Charlottesville on November 13. They left for Camp Lee to undergo army training. They have been on furlough for the past two weeks.
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Army
Charlottesville
Camp Lee
For Sale Sat Bo 28 12 Noon Farmers & Merchants Nat
Community sale notice listing a Saturday event at noon from the Farmers and Merchants National Bank community sale listing. readable fragments indicate a sale or auction with participants and time.
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Farmers & Merchants
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